Handbook of human factors and ergonomics in health care and patient safety /
Contributor(s): Carayon, Pascale
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Series: Human factors and ergonomics.Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007Description: xiv, 995 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0805848851; 9780805848854 :; 9780805848854 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Medical errors -- Prevention -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Medical care -- United States | Human engineering -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Patients -- Safety measures -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Health facilities -- Design and construction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Medical personnel and patient | Medical care -- Quality controlDDC classification: 610.289 Summary: Presents the knowledge on concepts and methods of human factors and ergonomics, and their applications to help improve quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness in patient care. This book provides specific information on how to analyze medical errors with the fundamental goal to reduce such errors and the harm that potentially ensues.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Presents the knowledge on concepts and methods of human factors and ergonomics, and their applications to help improve quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness in patient care. This book provides specific information on how to analyze medical errors with the fundamental goal to reduce such errors and the harm that potentially ensues.